Camp Fire: Butte County sheriff releases names of 16 more...

1of 13FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo, after a brief delay to let a downpour pass, volunteers resume their search for human remains at a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif. A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday, Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne, File)Photo: Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press

2of 13Here's how you can help the firefighters who are working to battle destructive wildfires in California. Click or swipe through slideshow to read more.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle

3of 13The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Foundation is collecting donations for its Disaster Relief Fund. Contributions to the fund will help firefighters battling fires and their families. The fund supports firefighters who have lost their homes — they receive a $500 debit card to go toward temporary housing. The foundation also helps send out first responders who are emotionally trained to support firefighters and their families in the wake of the destruction. More information here.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle

5of 13There's also the CDF Firefighters Benevolent Foundation, which collects funds for firefighters who are injured or who have died in the line of duty. Read more here. Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle

6of 13Another way to help is through the Fire Family Foundation, which was founded after 9/11 to help support the families of afflicted firefighters. They provide financial support such as scholarships to fire families. Read more about it here.Photo: Jessica Christian / The Chronicle

7of 13There's also the main GoFundMe page for firefighters, called the Camp Fire Firefighter Disaster Fund. As of Nov. 19, they've raised $31,517 of their $250,000 goal. Check it out here. Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle

8of 13Acts of simple kindness, like a genuine "thank you" or an appreciative banner can be spirit lifters for firefighters, especially those who have lost their own homes.Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / The Chronicle

9of 13As for food and other materials, Darren Dow, the vice president of Cal Fire Local 2881, says the fire departments are mostly covered. Cash donations and genuine appreciation are the most useful. Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, Staff

10of 13That being said, if you'd really like to show your gratitude through something like a home-cooked meal, or stamps (for the firefighters who are far from home and might want write home), it doesn't hurt to check with your local fire station. Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images

11of 13Beyond food and supplies, what fire services really need is more bodies. Many of the departments are understaffed. Volunteer firefighting is "a good way to give back to the local community," Dow said. Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images

13of 13Love pastries and feeling thankful? Third Culture Bakery in Berkeley will be donating 20 percent of their sales to firefighters on Friday, Nov. 23 and Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. Photo: Jen Fedrizzi, Special to the Chronicle

The search for human remains in Butte County continued Tuesday, though no new victims of the devastating Camp Fire were found.

The death toll remained at 88 while the number of missing dropped from just over 200 people to 158, according to the county Sheriff’s Office. Deputies have also named 16 of the fire victims, bringing the total number who have been positively identified to 28, but released the names of 27.

Authorities have not said how far along they are in combing for human remains across the several communities burned by this month’s fire, saying only that “good progress” is being made.

The Camp Fire erupted in the mountains of Butte County on Nov. 8 and was brought under control Sunday after a weekend of heavy rain. It’s burned 153,336 acres and destroyed 13,972 homes, 528 commercial buildings and 4,293 other structures. Most of the town of Paradise was obliterated.

The blaze surpassed last year’s Tubbs Fire in the North Bay as the most destructive fire in state history. It’s also the deadliest.

Kurtis Alexander is a general assignment reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, frequently writing about water, wildfire, climate and the American West. His recent work has focused on the impacts of drought, the widening rural-urban divide and state and federal environmental policy.

Before joining the Chronicle, Alexander worked as a freelance writer and as a staff reporter for several media organizations, including The Fresno Bee and Bay Area News Group, writing about government, politics and the environment.